Machine for printing photographs



Oct. 27, 1925. 1,559,438

A. M. JOSEPHO MACHINE FOR PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHS Filed May 1, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOH ATTORNEYS Hzvaroz M Joan 1am.

Oct. 27, 1925. 1,559,438

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PATENT 1 OFFICE.

ANA'ro M..-.1o si:ri1o, or New mm, N. Y.

Madame F612. rnmrme r oTocRAPHs,

Application'filed may 1, 1924. Serial a). 710,410

To all whom it my concern: "-"Be' jit knbiviithat I, ANATQL M. Josnrno," a citiZen- OftheRepublic of Latvia, and a resident of the cityofNe'w York, borough of *Mahhattzih, in the-county of New York and State of "New York, have invented a new. and; Improved Machine for Printing Photographs, of which the following is a descriptiom' "I jMy invention relates'ito-jz machine for printing photographs and particularly re-' lates "to-a iiiacliine adapted for quantity prodl i'cti'ori 'of 'postc'ard; photographs and provi'dei'a methane-pf the indicated charac' ter irnpi'o ved in various particulars having in'v'iewi theconvenient placing of a large number of plates in'the machine for successiveprfinting in series'and their convenient removal; the invention further having in view-the, proper holding of the photographic paper a'nd the' severing of successive portionstliereof after'printing, whereby to pro:

mote 'efliciencyand convenience in the operation'of themachina I g The nature of my invention and its distinguishingfeatures and advantages will clearly appear :as the description proceeds. Reference'is to be had to the accompanying drav'ving g's' forining a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a machine embodying my invention showing the doors open to expose the interior;

'Figure 2 is a plan view with parts broken awayj" I Figure3 is a transverse vertical section in a plane indicated by the line 33, Figure2;

Figure 4 is a vertical section at right angles to Figure 3 as indicated by the line 44, Figure 3;

Figures 5 and 6 are details in vertical section in the same plane but looking in the opposite directions as indicated by the respective arrows 5 5 and 66 in Figure 3;

Figure 7 is a plan view of the sliding plate holder;

Figure 8 is a longitudinal section in a plane indicated by the line'8-8,- Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a plan of the slide frame beneath the plate holder shown in Figure 7;

-Figure 10 is'aplan view of'on e ofthe frames removably supported in the frame shown iii-Figure 9; a Y A I Figure 11 is a detail in-inverted'plan-view' showing the pressure devioe'for the paper,' the plane ofthe view being-jindicate'dby the line 11'1l' in Figure '3.

Incarrying out my invention in 'accordance with the illustrated example a cabinet 15 is providedwhich in;practlceiisplaoed" againsta wall A having a transverse open-- ing a'th'erein th'rough' which the printed. photographic paper B passesfto a'basket C which in practice is supported ilra'fdark room at the opposite sideof walh A; The cabinet includes suitable lighting nea'ns 16 disposed in the cabinet near the bottom; the space in 'which said lighting means is placed having a front closure 17 to be opened to afford access to the lighting means. A trans} verse frame 18 at the top of the light conipartment affords support for' a series of glass plates 19 which in practice are'colored glass suited to the densit'y of'particular pictures. Said frame 18 has" tongues 26 sliding in grooves 27 in cleats 2 8 onopposite sides of the cabinet. A sliding plate holder 20 is supported onthe'fra'me 18 and has guided movement in rabbeted'cleats 29' on the cabinet. Said plate holder 20 accommodates a plurality of photographic plates E 85 provision being made in the illustrated example for thirty-two'plates in the holder 20. The plates rest in rabbets 21 of frame 20. At the center of the plate holder 20 is a strip 22 having notches 23 adapted to be engaged by a pawl 24 held to the central one of a plurality of vertical partition members 25 above said plate holder.

Between the partitions 25 is a series of vertically disposed lenses 30 at the upper ends disposed between the partitions 25 and above the lenses 30 a corresponding series of vertical light tubes 31. The lenses 30 are supported on suitable transverse frame members 32 and beneath the lenses is a shutter plate 33 rigid with a rock shaft 34 having a crank handle 35 to which a cord 36 is attached for rocking the shaft to lower the shutter plate 33 :to an approximately vertical position out of line with the lenses 30. To rock shaft 34 is secured one end of a retractile spring 37, the opposite end of which is secured to the cabinet as at 38, whereby the spring will return the shaft 34 and the shutters 33 tothe normal position beneath the lenses A door 39 .isgproviidedabove the shutter plate 33 adjacent to the enses 30 and a second door 40 is providedat tlie tront of the light tubes 31.

At the back of the fixed vertical, cabinet, 41 a trough or depression 42 is formed and is adapted to receive rollsFv of photo raphic paper B. The paper is adapted to e run over thetgp of the light tubes 31;- so that the when il he lJbjQWQl J hQ ight pas in upwardly through the tubes. 31, from lenses, .0 At; lmt:. id-.Q 1the igl t ib s a j ent he 9 3 .12 s-ei o le v r w he] panes was es y.- wli h. e pap y is supported. At the opposite side fthe light tulyes, thgpaper passes. between a pair of elie s aadfiwn inlatto f n 2' the. back of the. cahinet andgthrough the open ingiai in llQ'W3l i r.. 9 pre en buckling of,the,.pap er ppssi-ngmuer the light-tubes 31 I mo ies r p. 6 h rms pri s 7. at the under side a da'pted to rest; upoirthe P n e di trin 4e s c uredby ge 4T7, 4 8 .-to a cutter boar-ch49, snid boardsfl. beingitselfhinged along one edge asat 50. Sp in 1 re disposed en et the a d 49 to raise thesarne aftena depression. To the ,board 49, at, the. under, side is secured a mi 2 i i-9 ee sat iacrnt a afir c-d nife 3. m y e e em ers eneat he Pi -ti fO1II 1 45, Tire.- knifeQziQis hinged at its PP i'isWi; Q xe oerdfi v s M1 5 and the e irt a ntained pr per. cutting re ationtc the fined knife fiii by reason of 1 I .1 ni ai ee: abine 1 an h back iias an opening 5f? leading -to thew-all open ng a and for -closing said; opening 57 a slide 58 is proyided normally held in an elevated ,positiorr by springs 5.), the arrangement permitting the slide to .be. lowered whenever. it is desired to close theopening 57.

iVithLthe described, ,constrnction, the rolls F of photographic paper are placed in, the depressions il and the. end of, the paper brought over the light tubes 31 beneath the st rip, 46.:md. springs 47 and, passed between the rollers 14. One of said rollersis .equip ped with, a crank llil-ndlefitlffll turning it so thatthepaper may be drawn over thelight tubes, 31, thecord 36 is then pulled. to lower. the shutter. plate 33, thereby permitting the light. 16 to pass through theirame 18 or a I) thereon and through a series of photographic plates E inthe frame 2!). The light is now free. to pass upwardly through the lenses 30 and to the photographic paper B. \Vhen the zones of the paper Pi disposed over thelight tubes 31 have been exposed, the knife board 55 is depressed sothat the knife 52 severs thepaper and permits it to fall through the openings at 57 and n. to the basket C. A ny of the severed and exposed portions of the paper collecting at the open ings 57 and a may be readily removed by the attendant inthe darkroom in which the basket C is placed. i

Any series of plates E extending longitudinally of the frame 20 may be brought into register with the series of lenses 30. Assuming the frame 20 is positioned as in Figure 3, then the plates immediately at the rearof, latch 24am in register with lenses 30. The notches 23 instrip 22 are arranged as in Figure 8.- As is apparent from-Figs ure 3, each successive seriespfplates, atthe reari-of theseries in register. with the-lenses 30 may be successively brought into register" ing positiqnwith saidlenses by slidingthe frame 20 forwardly to bring pawl 24 into the different; notches, one notch being pro vi (led .for each series of plates 1E, The .franie 20 can also be Withdrawn from thezcabiniel; and reversed, and thus permit the-remainder of the series of plates to. bebrought into iegistei ,vvitlr lenses30. The framelS may also be moved to bring-different series of colored glass panels into;,register: with the lonsesfil). In the case of the. frame 2Q the pn-wl 24 affords a convenient means for holding t he frame. in adjusted position, and also. serves to enable. the. operator to accu rately find the proper, position for. saidframe in orderto bring, the desired series of platesE into registeizwith lenses:30..

The. numeral 60. indicates-the upstanding men iber on the. board 58. which is adapted ,to be engaged ,by, the hingetop, 6Lwhen .the latter is closed ,down .for the. automatic ,c losring of said door 58 againstthetension of the springs 59. The numeral 62indicates a,.glass front below the, shaft 34 and adjacent. the door39 .andthusdisposed below. the shutter plate 33. Said glass front 62 has in practice a: suitablev color to preventany. lightirays passing therethrough from affecting, the printing.

I would State in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practi cal embodiment of my invention, Ido not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated. since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied without departure from thespirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Havingthus described my invention, 1 claim:

1. In a photographic printing machine, at-abinet, a source of light in saidcabinet at the lower portion, a plate holder Slidably supported in the cabinet above the source of. light and having means to hold a series of plates, :1 sories of vertically disposed lenses above said Frame, a seconjl'frame beneath the first frame and provi'e'd with various colored glasses, said second frame slidable to present a glass of a particular color to a position beneath a plate on the holder to be exposed, shutter means beion tween the lenses and the first frame, means to hold photographic paper above the lenses, means to cause the paper to travel across the plane of the lenses, and means operable for severing the exposed zone of the paper.

2. In a photographic printing machine, a cabinet, a source of light in the lower portion of the cabinet, a plate holder slidably supported in the cabinet and above the light, a series of lenses above the plate holder, said holder being adapted to sup port a plate in vertical alignment with each lens, and means to cause photographic paper to travel across the focal plane of the lenses.

3. In a photographic printing machine, a cabinet, a source of light in said cabinet, a plate holder slidably supported in the cabinet and having means to hold a series of plates, a series of lenses disposed at the opposite side of said plate holders from the source of light, said holder being movable to successive positions to successively present different series of plates in register with the lenses, means for holding photographic paper in the focal plane of the lenses, and means to cause photographic paper to travel across the focal plane of the lenses.

4. In a photographic printing machine, a cabinet, a source of light in the lower portion of the cabinet, an adjustable plate holder above the light, said plate holder being adapted to support different series of plates, a series of vertical tubes within the cabinet and with whicheither series of plates supported by the plate holder may e brought to register, a lens in each tube, and means for moving photographic paper across the upper ends of the tubes.

5. A photographic printing machine including a series of light tubes, a source of light positioned to direct light beams through said light tubes, lenses disposed in the respective light tubes, a shutter extending across the focal plane of the several lenses. means to cause movement of photographic paper to and from a position over the light tubes, and a plate holder having means to hold a plurality of series of plates, said plate holder being slid-ably supported to adapt it to be given movement for positioning a given series of plates in register with the lenses.

6. In a photographic printing machine, a source of light, a series of lenses adapted to be positioned to receive light from said source, a series of light tubes through which the light from the lenses may pass, a plate holder interposed between the source of light and the lenses, said plate holder being adapted to support a plurality of series of plates and movable in a plane transecting the focal plane of the lenses whereby either of the series of plates may be brought into register with the lenses, and means to cause movement of photographic paper across the light tubes.

7. In a photographic machine, a series of light tubes, a lens in each tube, a frame adapted to support a plurality of series of plates adjustably arranged in a plane transverse to the focal plane of the lenses and at one end of the tubes, and stop means for indicating when a series of plates carried by the frame is in register with the tubes.

8. In a photographic machine, a series of light tubes, a lens in each tube, a frame adapted to support a plurality of series of plates adjustably arranged in a plane transverse to the focal plane of the lenses and at one end of the tubes, and a stationary pawl adapted to cooperate with notches upon the frame for serving as stop means to indicate when a series of plates carried by the frame is in register with said tubes.

9. In a photographic machine, a series of light tubes, a lens in each tube, a frame adjustably arranged in a plane transverse to the focal plane of the lenses and at one end of the tubes, said plate being adapted to support a plurality of series of plates and permit each series to be separately brought into register with the tubes, a shutter for each tube and disposed between the lenses and plate frame, means for manually operating the shutters, and means whereby photographic paper may be moved across the remaining ends of the light tubes.

10. In a photographic printing machine, photographic printing means, means to draw photographic paper across the plane of the printing means, a depressible board, spring means beneath the board, a knife hinged to the board at the under side and depending therefrom, a fixed knife adjacent the first knife, and spring means acting on the first knife to maintain the same in cutting relation to the second knife.

ANATOL M. J OSEPHO. 

